Kool

I have tried to pull my tie rods off of my spindle assembly and after 20+ years they do not want to budge. What tools do you guys use to pop these things apart? I don't want to ruin them I have a tie rod tool but it doesn't want to stay on long oenough to pop it off.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Spidey944

This is pretty simple if you do it right. Get a nice big hammer, a few pounds will do, and hit the spindle, not the tie rod, right where the tie rod drops through the spindle. Give it a few good whacks to loosen the rust and crap. Then it should come right out. Sometimes all you need is a little persuasion!

hosrom_951

There is a special tie rod removal tool out there, its universal and it works.........

Kool

I will have to try that again. Maybe I need a bigger persuader.

Techno Duck

Pickle fork if you dont care about saving the tie rod ends. Otherwise PepBoys and most auto stores have a universal tie rod removal tool that works great. See picture below..

TRP951

heres mine

schwank

I used a big *** pickle fork and a BFH.

hosrom_951

Pickle Forks will damage the boots.

I used this for the tie rods and ball joins for both our BMW and Porsche:

schwank

Hussam is right... the boots did get a little nicked up. Not too bad though, I'd reuse them if I had to... but I don't as I'll be swapping this power rack to early tie rods.

Luis de Prat

I replaced the boots along with the tie rods, so no problem there.

No amount of hammering would get mine out, but the pickle fork worked like a charm for me.

Tom M'Guinn

I used exactly the same puller, bought at Kragen's if I recall. Worked like a charm. Hitting the spindle didn't work for me on 20 year tie-rods.

The DareDevil

Works every time.

FRporscheman

+1 pickle fork. One time I couldn't find my pickle fork so I tried using a monkey wrench as a pickle fork and that actually worked well for me.

sayporsha

I've been using one like this for years. I put a penny between the tool and the shaft end to protect the threads. It takes a lot of pressure and they usually come loose with a bang.

CurlyDE

My vote would be one of these.

Kool ... you should go buy one so I can borrow it. I'm not a fan of the pickle fork ... I always end up tearing the boots.